Oklahoma Cabooses

We were unable to locate this caboose, and believe it to be destroyed by a tornado.

This caboose, along with FWD 166/BN 11766, was located at the Red Rooster Inn, on the Northwest Expressway near Piedmont, OK. The car was acquired from the Fremont and Elkhorn Valley in Nebraska and wore a red paint scheme with DRMX reporting marks.

Traci and I tried to locate these two cabooses on 10/8/2021, but were not able to find them, not the Red Rooster Inn. We later found out from residents that the Inn and presumably the cabooses were destroyed by a tornado that blew through there.

Info:

Location: Piedmont, OK. Status: #destroyed. Address: Unknown. Coordinates: Unknown. Map: Cannot find on Google Maps. Type: Wide Vision. Construction: Steel. Built: Unknown. Retired: Unknown. Railroad: Colorado & Southern (C&S). Access: Unknown. Owner: Unknown. Condition: Missing, probably destroyed. Visited: Attempted.

Sources:

ok.railfan.net. Captive Cabeese in America. Marc & Traci Tabyanan.